Alton J. Slane, Ph.D. Page 1 ALTON J. SLANE, Ph.D. Department of Political Science • Muhlenberg College Allentown, Pennsylvania 18104 • 484-664-3443 Education: -University of Pennsylvania, M.A., Ph.D., May 1975. Political Science -Temple University, M.A., 1966. Political Science -Rutgers University, Queens College, New Brunswick, NJ, B.A., 1963. Political Science College Teaching Experience - Muhlenberg College, September 1970 to present; Assistant Professor, 1973-79; Associate Professor, 1979-85; Professor, 1985-present - St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, MBA Program, Adjunct Professor, 1984-1994 - Leave of Absence from Muhlenberg College, 1969-70, full-time student, Ph.D. program, University of Pennsylvania - Muhlenberg College, 1967-69, Instructor - Temple University, 1965-66, Graduate Teaching Assistant Publications - Major Supreme Court Decisions in American Government, The University Press of America: Washington, D.C., 1982 - "Free Trade: How Free Should It Be?” The Pennsylvania Journal of Urban Economic Development, August 1979 - "Public Sector Lobbying and the State Policy Making Process," U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Allentown, Pennsylvania Urban Observatory, 1978 Book Reviews Review of An Analysis of the International Diamond Market, by Donna Bergenstock, Mellen Studies in Business, 2004. Papers, Manuscripts and Presentations - “Jail House Searches: Privacy Versus Security Concerns,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice, March 23, 2013, Dallas, Texas. “ The Fourth Amendment and the Police Use of GPS Tracking Devices,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Justice Educators, March 31, 2012, Penn State, Altoona, PA. - Chair – Panel: Issues in the Courts, Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Justice Educators, March 31, 2012, Penn State, Altoona, PA. - “The Good Faith Exception to the Exclusionary Rule,” paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice, March 15, 2012, New York City, New York. - Chair – Panel: Legal Issues in Law Enforcement Operations, Academy of Criminal Justice, March 15, 2012, New York City, New York. - “Police Conduct, Exigent Circumstances and the Fourth Amendment.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Northeast Political Science Association, November 19, 2011, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. - Discussant: How Media Influence Public Policy, June 22, 2007. The Fund for American Studies, Alton J. Slane, Ph.D. Page 2 1706 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20009. - Discussant: How Interest Groups Shape Public Policy, June 20, 2007. The Fund for American Studies, 1706 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20009. - “Third Party Consent Searches and the Fourth Amendment.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice, March 14, 2007, Seattle, Washington - Discussant: “Polling and Public Opinion: How They Impact Public Policy.” May 18, 2006, The Fund for American Studies, 1706 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20009 - Discussant: “The Role of Business and Interest Groups in Shaping Public Policy.” May 18, 2006, The Fund for American Studies, 1706 New Hampshire Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20009 - “Drug-Detection Dogs and the Fourth Amendment.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice, March 2, 2006, Baltimore, Maryland. - “Stop and Identify Laws.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice, March 17, 2005, Chicago, Illinois. - “Knock and Announce Rules: How Long Must Law Enforcement Agents Wait Before Entering.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice, March 11, 2004, Las Vegas, Nevada. - “Automobile Searches and the Fourth Amendment: A Progressive Diminution of Privacy Expectations-The 1998-99 Term of the U.S. Supreme Court.” Paper presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, March 23, 2000, New Orleans, Louisiana. - “Failure to Persuade OPEC to Cut Prices Could have Political Impact.” Opinion Editorial in The Morning Call, March 22, 2000. - “The Fourth Amendment and the 1998-99 Term of the Supreme Court.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice, Orlando, Florida, March 1999. - “How to Punish Sex Offenders: State and Federal Legislative Responses.” Paper presented at the World Congress on Violence and Human Coexistence, Dublin, Ireland, August 1997. - “Paula Jones v. William Jefferson Clinton: Presidential Immunity, Constitutional Issues.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Political Science Association, April 1997 Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. - “Automobile Searches: The 1996 Term of the U.S. Supreme Court.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice, March 1997, Louisville, Kentucky. - “The Line-Item Veto, Constitutional Issues, and Presidential Powers.” Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of Northeastern Political Science and International Studies Association, November 14-16, 1996, Boston, Massachusetts. - "Commercial Speech, State Liquor Price Advertising Prohibitions and the First and Twenty-first Amendments." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Political Science Association, April 12-13, 1996, Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania. - "Knock and Announce, the Law of Arrest, Common Law and Fourth Amendment Standards." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 13-15, 1996. - "Commercial Speech, the Free Speech Clause, and the Advertisement and Labeling of the Alcohol Content of Malt Beverages." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Political Science Association, April 7-8, 1995, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. - "The Good Faith Exception and the Fourth Amendment: The 1994-95 Term of The United States Supreme Court." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice, March 11, 1995, Boston, Massachusetts. - “Constitutional Limits on the Firing of Government Employees: The First Amendment's Speech Alton J. Slane, Ph.D. Page 3 and Press Clause." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Northeast Political Science Association, Providence, Rhode Island, November 1994. - “Commerce Clause Challenges to State Environmental Protection Laws: The 1994 Term of the United States Supreme Court." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Political Science Association, Dusquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, April 1994. - “Minnesota v. Dickerson (1993): A Further Weakening of the Exclusionary Evidence Rule." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice, Chicago, Illinois, March 1994. - “The Supreme Court and New Dimensions in Federal-State Relations." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Political Science Association, University Park (Penn State) Pennsylvania, April 1993. - “The Entrapment Defense and Police Undercover Investigations." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice, Kansas City, Missouri, March 1993. - “Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992): New Insights into Right-To-Die and Abortion Rights Issues." Annual Meeting of the Northeast Political Science Association, Providence, Rhode Island, November 1992. - “Abortion/A Right to Die." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Pennsylvania Political Science Association, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, April 1992. - “The Fourth Amendment and the 1990-91 Term of the U.S. Supreme Court." Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 1992. - “The Fourth Amendment, the Supreme Court, and A Further Weakening of the Exclusionary Rule." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice, Nashville, Tennessee, March 1991. - “Preferential Treatment, Moral Standards and the U.S. Supreme Court: Metro Broadcasting v. FCC (1990)." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Northeast Political Science Association, Providence, Rhode Island, November 1990. - “Drug Testing of Law Enforcement Personnel: Some Unanswered Questions." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice, Denver, Colorado, March 1990. - “The Rehnquist Court and the Emasculation of the Miranda Doctrine." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice, Washington, D.C., March 1989. - “Drug Testing of Law Enforcement Officers and the Fourth Amendment." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice, San Francisco, California, March 1988. - “Citizens' Attitudes Toward Delivery of City Services." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Northeast Political Science Association, Boston, Massachusetts, November 1986. - “Investigative Detentions and the Exclusionary Rule: The Case of U.S. v. Sharpe (1985)." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice, Orlando, Florida, March 1986. - “Automobile Searches: A Prophetic Evisceration of the Exclusionary Rule." Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice, Las Vegas, Nevada, March 1985. - “Current Trends in Abortion and Sex Offenses Statutes." Discussant, at the Annual Meeting of the Academy of Criminal Justice, Chicago, Illinois, March 1984. Honors and Awards: - Bridgebuilders Award, December 2011 – Awarded from the Academic Resource Center for a sixth semester. Nominated by Peer Tutors and students with disabilities.